Ultimate Crystal Dragon and Ultimate Ian!

The title of count, lord of the Mountain Folk—openly and in secret, he had handed the whole of Southern Ridge over to Ian.

Even for a seer, this was an extraordinarily generous gesture... Normally, the seers of major factions resided in a single city and received treatment on par with that of a nation.

But Ian was a noble himself, originally descended from nobility as well. Elevating his rank and granting him territory was preferential treatment beyond preferential treatment.

If I couldn't vaguely sense that there was something off about what lay behind him, I'd be a hundred times satisfied with someone like this as emperor—give money when money is needed, give power when power is needed, no penny-pinching, and once he decides to use you, he supports you completely... In this regard, Axel seemed even more impressive than Inaga II.

Muttering inwardly, Ian took another document from an official and raised his brows. "The restrictions on the Spirit-Veneration Church have also been completely lifted..."

"My lord, it is permitted for seers to establish religions."

An official from the Spirit Cognition Institute explained, "The sects of various nations rise and fall like tides. Some are evil cults, but some are tacitly permitted as orthodox faiths. Behind most of them stand Fourth or Fifth Energy Level beings, or else seers... You are a genuine seer. Building a church and enlightening the people are duties that naturally belong to you."

"So long as it complies with Imperial laws and regulations and serves the Empire's needs, this Spirit-Veneration Church, born from faith in the Dragon God, is both your qualification and your responsibility."

"I see."

Ian nodded slightly. It seemed the Empire had already thoroughly investigated the doctrines and origins of the Spirit-Veneration Church in secret, but that was precisely why he had